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International Student Services

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Keep Your ISS Advisor Informed

  • Change your major, program, or degree level. 
  • Change your education level. 
  • Transfer to a new school or take a leave of absence. 
  • Change employment
  • Take a break from school. 
  • Travel outside the United States. 
  • Move to a new address. 
  • Request a program extension. 
  • Apply for AT or OPT.

Note: It is your responsibility to notify us within 10 days of any change in your employment, address, or major.

International Student Advisors

Our team is ready to assist you. Schedule an appointment or visit us at Cannon Activities Center Room 157. All advisors are DSOs and AROs with specific advising queues.

Principal Designated School Official & Responsible Officer: Lenisi Pasi
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Lisa Faonelua

International Student Advisor
(808) 675-3043
lisa.faonelua@byuh.edu

J-1 Visa

 [ARO]:Burma/MMR, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Congo/Brazzaville, Eswatini/Swaziland, Chana, Mauritius, Nigeria and the Philippines (D-K)
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Tatyana Lukov

SEVIS Coordinator/International Student Advisor
(808) 675-3019
Tatyana.Lukov@byuh.edu

F-1 Visa

 [DSO]: F-1 students: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania
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Jared Ava

International Student Advisor
(808) 675-3558
Jared.Ava@byuh.edu

J-1 Visa

 [ARO]: France, Hungary, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, Cook Island, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Tuvalu, Vanuatu, the Philippines (A-C)
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Rusia Mamea

International Student Advisor
(808) 675-3042
rusia.mamea@byuh.edu

J-1 Visa

 [ARO]: Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines (Q-Z), and Tonga
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Jing Jun Huang

International Student Advisor
jingjun.huang@byuh.edu

J-1 Visa

 [ARO]: Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Mongolia, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico and the Philippines (L-P)
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Staff

Lenisi Pasi

Senior Manager
CAC 156
(808) 675-3010
lenisi.pasi@byuh.edu
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Elder Calvin Bishop

Church Missionary
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Talalelei Vaoga

ISS Student Assistant
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Pamela Chiping

ISS Student Assistant
Filifili Vivian Salima Portrait

Filifili Vivian Salima

ISS Student Assistant
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Chun Ho (Eric) Wong

ISS Student Assistant
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Rafael Habla Abainza

ISS Student Assistant
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Oyun-erdene Davaasuren

ISS Student Assistant
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Eunseo Kim

ISS Student Assistant